Description

This project is located on one of the main north entry roads in Schaerbeek, the Boulevard Lambermont, whose building heights it uses to create a gateway effect into the neighbourhood. The building occupies the acute northern corner of a triangular urban block. It accommodates five social-housing units built in the context of a “contrat de quartier”, a programme aiming to improve socio-economically deprived neighbourhoods. The building has three main façades to the north, east, and west and a small inner courtyard to the south. On the ground floor, its footprint is minimal, allowing the public space to be enlarged. The entrance hall is on the north façade, where it leads to a collective staircase located in the angle of the V-shaped floor plan. Each apartment has two to three bedrooms and four orientations. Two dwelling types are found. On the lower levels, there are three split-level apartments with the living areas to the west and the bedrooms to the east. The top levels are occupied by two head-to-tail duplexes, each with a large roof terrace. The façades are made of white brick with projecting and recessed bonding. The main openings of the dwellings are on the east and west façades, while large windows allow a panoramic view from the staircase.

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Originally published in: Gérald Ledent, Alessandro Porotto, Brussels Housing. Atlas of Residential Building Types, Birkhäuser, 2023.